The drinking game was called . . . "Also". The over and under on the amount of times Sarah said "also" was 45. She went over . . .48. If I had played the drinking game I would be soooooo hung over this morning.
She has no policies, no substance, no specifics . . . Oh wait a minute she did mention one specific thing she would like to see happen under a McCain Palin administration. She would like to see the VP's authority expanded. You can't tell me that didn't come from Cheney. That's scary. Anyway, the Governor speaks in platitudes and sweeping generalities and is quick to paint the Dems with the "raise your taxes and cut jobs" brush.
Having said all that, she came across as folksy and likable. Her lack of stats, policy differences, and experience was over shadowed by her ability to mug and look directly into the camera. For those uninformed viewers (voters) who simply let pundits or talk show hosts form their political opinions, Palin " wiped the floor" with Biden. Those kind of folks tend to tune out when a politician recites facts and figures, but notice facial expressions and body language. Even that blow hard Bill O'reily has a body language segment where he has an attractive blond with an Associate Arts degree from some community college and claims to be an expert, tell his viewers what a politician is really saying by "studying" their body language.
Biden was obviously coached and told not to direct any of his criticism to Palin. He was to stay on the McCain is not a Maverick message. This tactic was like telling a boxer to go into the ring and to keep his left by his side. He was wide open to her attacks but, he just would not punch back. . . at least not at her. This was very similar to the Kerry Bush debates where Kerry spoke in specifics and Bush spoke in platitudes but had an expressive face. On television it's all about personality. The Dems don't ever seem to get that. This was like watching to different sporting events. Palin was playing hockey, there were slap shots and checking into the boards. Biden was playing soccer . . . he could run along side Palin but he couldn't use his hands. I wish Biden would have at least once closed his eyes and slowly shake his head and smirk as if to say, "I can't believe your lack of understanding." Or said, " Sarah, you know, being an outsider with little experience may appeal to some but, I don't believe a Ford dealership would hire a bike mechanic as their lead mechanic." or "If my Chevy truck breaks down I'm not going to take it to a bike repair shop."
It was funny to me that when Palin first shook hands with Biden, you could hear her ask if it was alright to call him "Joe". She didn't use the "Joe" much until her opportunity to say her scripted response came up. When she said. "Say it ain't so, Joe" and followed with Reagan's, "There you go again . . ." I doubt she even knows where that saying, "Say it ain't so, Joe." originated. I wish we could have asked. In case you didn't know: In 1919 several White Sox players were tried for accepting money from gamblers and threw the World series. "Say it ain't so, Joe." was a newspaper headline and was reportedly said to Shoeless Joe Jackson by a dissapointed baseball fan during the trial.
I'm going to give this debate to Palin. Mainly because Biden let her bring the fight to him and didn't offer much resistance. Shes wins in a split decision. Politics as usual with no real advantage given to either party.
As a side note, I just wish Obama would have not voted for this stupid bail out so, I could really feel like he is an agent of change. He could separate himself from McCain who was supposed to make famous those who added pork to spending bills. McCain pounded the podium and emphasized that we would know their names. Bullshit and more bullshit. McCain voted for the bailout that is full of pork.
DaG Out
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